Mexico
Time now in Montevideo
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:08Sunset 06:50Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
11
Sunrise
06:08
Sunset
06:50
Day length
12h 42m
Coordinates
20.03, -96.72
Time difference from Montevideo
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Montevideo right now.
Montevideo on the map
About the time in Montevideo
Around 11 people live in Montevideo, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Montevideo runs on America/Mexico_City, which puts the city UTC −6 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Montevideo sits at latitude 20.03, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 42m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Montevideo
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Montevideo?
- Montevideo is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Montevideo change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Montevideo keeps UTC −6 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Montevideo in?
- Montevideo uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
- What time is it in Montevideo right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Montevideo, updating every second from America/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
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